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May 03, 2022 20:31

• Armenian police confirm detention of 169 activists at protests

  Today, 155 protesters have been detained in Yerevan for failure to obey the police, and 14 more activists have been detained in the Gegarkunik and Ararat Regions.

May 03, 2022 18:12

• Friends raise money to pay for Insa Lander's housing

  There were no grounds to extend the house arrest for the blogger, Insa Lander, from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Dmitry Zakhvatov, an advocate, has stated. Insa's friends have opened a fundraiser to pay for her rented housing.

May 03, 2022 18:07

• Kadyrov credits himself with Delimkhanov's award

  By congratulating Adam Delimkhanov, a Russsian State Duma MP from Chechnya, on being awarded the title of Hero of Russia after his return from Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has emphasized his and Chechen authorities' loyalty to the Kremlin, analysts believe.

May 03, 2022 17:56

• Seventy persons detained at Yerevan protests

  During the disobedience actions staged by the Armenian opposition in Yerevan, law enforcers detained 70 people. All the detainees are charged with disobedience to the police.

May 03, 2022 17:50

• Opposition resumes disobedience actions in Yerevan

  Oppositionists have blocked several streets in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan. In order to unblock the traffic, law enforcers began detaining protesters.

May 03, 2022 17:43

• PACE deputies urge to protect journalists' and rights defenders' rights in Azerbaijan

  The deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have expressed their concern about the growing level of violence in Azerbaijan and threats against journalists.

May 03, 2022 17:28

• Armenian opposition calls on its supporters to paralyze all the country's traffic

  In Yerevan, protesters held a march demanding the resignation of the Armenian government headed by Nikol Pashinyan. They called on supporters to paralyze on May 3 the traffic throughout the country.

May 03, 2022 12:34

• Chechen Djumaev transferred to colony where Navalny* is kept

  Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, sentenced to five years for using violence against law enforcers, has been transferred to Correctional Colony No. 2 in the city of Pokrov, Vladimir Region, where Alexei Navalny* is serving his sentence.

May 03, 2022 12:14

• Contract soldier from Bataysk posthumously awarded Order of Courage

  Soldier Maxim Grigoriev from Bataysk perished in Ukraine, and his relatives were handed over the Order of Courage. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, it has been reported about the deaths of at least 10 natives of the Rostov Region.

May 03, 2022 12:03

• Colleagues of journalist Gadjiev hold solo pickets in Makhachkala

  Dagestani journalists held three solo pickets in Makhachkala with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev. The picketers advocated the release of political prisoners.

May 02, 2022 23:58

• In Yerevan, activists point to increased police aggression during dispersal of protest

  The Armenian opposition announced the unjustified use of force by the police during protests in Yerevan, and journalists also complained about the aggression of the police.

May 02, 2022 23:56

• Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr in regions of Southern Russia

  Today, a festive collective namaz (prayer) has taken place in mosques of Dagestan on the occasion of the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, the republic’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) reports. In other regions of Southern Russia, the Muftiates also announced prayers for the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

May 02, 2022 23:54

• Azerbaijan reports skirmish on Armenian border

  From the territory of the Vardenis District, Armenian militaries have shelled the positions of Azerbaijani militaries deployed in the Kelbadjar District. Azerbaijani soldiers opened returned fire, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 02, 2022 23:52

• Two natives of North Ossetia perish in Ukraine

  During the special operation in Ukraine, two servicemen from North Ossetia, Andrei Bakaev and Shakhin Akhmedov, have perished.

May 02, 2022 16:59

• 189 activists detained in Yerevan

  In Yerevan, law enforcers detained 189 protesters; after drawing up protocols, they will be released, the police have promised.

May 02, 2022 16:25

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 25-May 1, 2022

  Arrival of refugees in Southern Russia; death in Ukraine of military personnel from southern regions of Russia, and persecution of pacifists; protests demanding the resignation of the Armenian government and the preservation of the independent status of Nagorno-Karabakh; awarding Adam Delimkhanov the title of Hero of Russia; FSB’s report about prevention of terror attacks in the Stavropol Territory and in Karachay-Cherkessia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 25-May 1, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 02, 2022 11:59

• Serzh Sargsyan supports protesters in Yerevan

  More than 12,000 people have gathered in France Square in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, the non-commercial organization (NCO) named "Union of Informed Citizens" has informed.

May 02, 2022 11:55

• Resident of Rostov-on-Don arrested after pacifist picket

  A court in Rostov-on-Don has arrested Svetlana Karpenko for 15 days after she held a picket with a pacifist poster.

May 02, 2022 11:52

• In central Yerevan, opposition announces endless strike

  Opposition activists have set up tents in the France Square in Yerevan, declaring a strike with a demand of resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan.

May 02, 2022 11:47

• At rally in Tbilisi, trade unions demand protection of workers' rights

  In Tbilisi, the Association of Georgian Trade Unions has held a rally in defence of workers' rights. The audience demanded a safe working environment, equal pay for women and men, and the introduction of unemployment allowances.